Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open current book”
end tell
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Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
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Open iCloud Drive
Opens the iCloud Drive folder in Finder or Files to show your synced folders.
Show my ticket for The Talk Show
Opens the Wallet app to the pass for The Talk Show, the annual live podcast hosted in San Jose near Cupertino durng Apple’s annual WWDC.
Customize my Stream Deck
Opens the Stream Deck app to let you customize the icons. When run from iOS, uses Remote Login to open the app on your Mac.
Crop the subject out
Removes the background of a photo, cropping the remaining subject to remove blank space.
Open Work account
Opens to your alternate Notes account synced from a different email address.
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